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Roots and Affixes #17 Review

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Charlotte is organizing a relay race and wants each team to have a name that reflects the number of runners. She considers using the prefix 'quad-' for one of the teams. What does the prefix quad- mean?

a)

Two

b)

Three

c)

Four

d)

All

2.

Grace visits her doctor because she has been experiencing joint pain. The doctor tells her she has arthritis. Based on the suffix -itis in her diagnosis, what does it mean?

a)

Inflammation, illness

b)

Medicine, cure

c)

Hospital, clinic

d)

Bone, structure

3.

Lily is reading a book about geography. She wonders what the root word 'geo' means. What does 'geo' refer to?

a)

Rock

b)

Earth

c)

Explore

d)

Space

4.

Priya is studying different scientific instruments. She comes across the word 'thermometer' and wonders what the root word 'therm' means. What does 'therm' mean?

a)

Measure

b)

Heat

c)

Weather

d)

Sun

5.

Aria is reading a book about animals and comes across the word 'quadruped.' Using the prefix quad-, what kind of animal is a quadruped?

a)

One that eats meat and plants

b)

One with thick fur and blubber

c)

One that lays eggs

d)

One that walks on four legs

6.

Grace visits the doctor with severe abdominal pain. The doctor mentions that she might have appendicitis. Use the suffix -itis to infer what appendicitis is.

a)

Medicine to ease inflammation

b)

A type of emergency surgery

c)

Inflammation of the appendix

d)

Not having an appendix

7.

Luna is reading about ancient astronomy. She comes across the term 'geocentric' and uses the root 'geo' to figure out what a geocentric view of the universe was. What does Luna conclude?

a)

Believing Earth was in the center

b)

Believing all planets were like Earth

c)

Wanting to explore the universe

d)

Interest in studying the stars

8.

Liam is working at a wildlife reserve and needs to monitor animal activity at night. He is given a thermal camera. Use the root therm to infer what the thermal camera will help Liam do.

a)

Taking photos underwater

b)

Taking very detailed photos

c)

Detecting heat

d)

Storing lots of information

9.

Maya is learning about different sources of energy. She wonders which of the following is an example of geothermal energy.

a)

Oven

b)

Campfire

c)

Hairdryer

d)

Lava

10.

Aria is organizing a word game for her friends. She gives them a list of words and asks, "Which word does NOT have the same prefix as quadruple?"

a)

Quadrant

b)

Quantum

c)

Quadruplet

d)

Quadruceps

11.

Emma is curious about what a biologist does for work. Use the root word bio to infer what a biologist studies.

a)

Weather patterns

b)

Heat and temperature

c)

Living things

d)

Rocks and minerals

12.

Kai is studying different subjects in school. He wants to find a word that contains the root geo, which means 'earth.' Which of the following words should Kai choose?

a)

Biology

b)

Thermometer

c)

Appendix

d)

Geometry

13.

Grace visits her doctor and is told she has 'bronchitis.' Based on the suffix -itis in her diagnosis, what does this suggest about her medical condition?

a)

It involves inflammation

b)

It is a type of medicine

c)

It is related to bones

d)

It is a virus